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Boxing Day preview: Chelsea and Manchester United expected to keep up the pressure on Klopp’s men
Liverpool extended their advantage at the top of the table to four points on Matchday 14 after a stunning 7-0 triumph over Crystal Palace on the road. It was the first time that the Merseyside giants had won a top-flight game by a seven-goal margin in their long and illustrious history. Matchday 15 will begin with an early kick-off between Leicester City and Manchester United at the King Power Stadium on Boxing Day. It is definitely one of the English Premier League fixtures to watch out for alongside the London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium Premier League predictions for Matchday 15: Leicester City vs Manchester United – November 26: The Foxes are coming off an impressive away win at Tottenham Hotspur, but their record against United has been poor with just thr...
The Best Late Goals in Football
Scoring a late goal is undoubtedly one of the most thrilling parts of football – unless you happen to be on the receiving end! The sport’s history is littered with late goals that have helped teams win trophies, clinch promotion, avoid relegation or get one over their closest rivals. As none of the Sportslens team can remember much further back than the 1970s, we take a look at some of the best late goals of the past five decades. Michael Thomas vs Arsenal (1989) Arsenal travelled to Liverpool on the final day of the 1988/89 season needing to win by two clear goals to pip the Merseyside outfit to the title. Leading 1-0 with just seconds to play, Michael Thomas broke free of Liverpool’s defence to fire home and secure top spot for the Gunners. The look of abject horror in the home ranks mer...
10 Talking Points From This Weekend’s Premier League Action
Another weekend of Premier League football has gone by. And, as ever, there’s plenty of incidents to dissect. It was a largely frustrating weekend for the neutrals. The Manchester Derby underwhelmed, and none of the ‘big six’ won – sabotaging accumulators and fantasy football teams all over the country. Here are ten talking points from the latest round of Premier League fixtures. VAR…Again Leeds lead! ⚪️ Klich missed his first penalty but gets to retake after Fabianski was adjudged to be off his line 📺 Watch on Sky Sports PL📱 Follow #LEEWHU here: https://t.co/cjvrIGm39l📲 Download the @SkySports app! pic.twitter.com/sqi0pkNLCb — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 11, 2020 Another week, another set of VAR decisions to analyse. It took just...
Every Premier League Club’s Best Signing of 2020
2020 has been a strange year for everyone, and football is no exception. The COVID-19 pandemic, the three-month break, the null and void debacle, the eventual return of football, Liverpool finally getting their hands on the Premier League trophy, the non-stop debate over when it’s safe for fans to return. The pandemic has had a financial impact on every club, but that hasn’t stopped anyone from getting their wallets out. Here’s a look at every Premier League club’s best signing of 2020 (looking at both January 2020 and the extended summer transfer window). Arsenal – Thomas Partey (£45m) Partey was a statement of intent from the Gunners Brazilian teammate Gabriel Magalhaes could have easily gone here, but the statement of intent behind Thomas Partey’s signing is why he claims this spot. The...
Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal transfer European form into Premier League
Mikel Arteta has demanded Arsenal transfer their Europa League form into the Premier League, where he says his side need to start winning matches “immediately”. Goals from Eddie Nketiah, Mohamed Elneny, Joe Willock and Folarin Balogun helped the Gunners ease past Irish side Dundalk 4-2 in Dublin on Thursday to finish top of Group B with a 100 per cent record – the first time they have won six successive European matches since 2005. That fine European form is in sharp contrast to their domestic struggles, where the club have lost six out of their last nine matches to slump to 15th in the table. With the Europa League now finished with until February, Arsenal can focus all their attention on domestic competition, with Arteta stressing the urgent need to pick up positive results, starting wit...
Predicted Everton starting XI vs Burnley: Ancelotti to make two changes, 24 y/o dropped
Everton will face Burnley at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Saturday, and you can watch this and other Premier League games live online. Kick-off: 12:30 GMT Tv Info: The match will be shown live on BT Sport 1 (UK) Carlo Ancelotti’s side will be looking to bounce back following their 1-0 defeat against Leeds in their last game. They are up against the Clarets who have managed just one win in their last nine games in the Premier League. After a positive start to the season, the Toffees are finding it hard to maintain their momentum, and Ancelotti will be hoping an upturn in results (along with performance), especially now he has almost a fully-fit squad to choose from. This is the team we expect Ancelotti to select against Burnley: Goalkeeper: Jordan Pickfo...
Report: Celtic eye move for international, face Aston Villa competition
Celtic and Aston Villa are among the clubs interested in signing Crystal Palace central midfielder James McCarthy, according to TEAMtalk. McCarthy has been on the books of Palace since the summer of 2019 when he joined from Premier League rivals Everton. The 30-year-old Republic of Ireland international is out of contract at the Eagles at the end of the season. TEAMtalk has reported that Celtic are ready to offer McCarthy a long-term contract in January to lure him to Celtic Park on a free transfer next summer. The report has added that the 30-year-old will have to accept a pay-cut, and if he agrees to terms, then the Scottish Premiership giants will try to strike a deal with Palace to secure his services in the January transfer window and not wait until next summer. However, according to ...
Leeds, Liverpool managers shortlisted for FIFA men’s coach of the year
Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp have been named on the five-man shortlist for FIFA men’s coach of the year. World football’s governing body has released the shortlist for its seven individual awards to be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards on December 17. Bielsa was an eye-catching inclusion on the five-strong shortlist for Best FIFA Men’s Coach, with the Championship-winning manager named alongside Hansi Flick, Julen Lopetegui, Zinedine Zidane and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. Future England manager Sarina Wiegman has been shortlisted for the women’s coach award along with Emma Hayes, who has three of her Chelsea players shortlisted for women’s player of the year. Ji So-yun, Sam Kerr and Pernille Harder are joined on the shortlist by Manchester C...
Premier League star tests positive for coronavirus
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has revealed that Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19. Zaha was missing from the Palace squad for their Premier League match at Burnley on Monday as a result of the illness. “He has tested positive unfortunately for coronavirus so is self-isolating, and is awaiting the results of the next test,” Hodgson said. “He is not feeling particularly ill, but unfortunately the test proved positive and he is following the procedures.” Zaha’s absence is a blow to Palace after his fine start to the season. The 28-year-old has scored five goals and provided two assists for Hodgson’s team. He was due to make his 200th Premier League appearance in the Burnley match, but will be sidelined for the length of his quarantine...
The Burnley crest explained, then redesigned
The Burnley crest explained, then redesigned – originally posted on Sportslens.com Most clubs have worked to simplify their crests and keep it to just a few elements in recent years. Burnley FC is definitely not one of those clubs. Burnley FC was formed in 1882, being one of the earlier English football clubs. It was actually formed by members of the Burnley Rovers, a rugby team. It was surprising to me how many clubs started with as offshoots of other sports clubs. Now for that crest. Burnley FC started off with using the Royal Arms as a crest. They only got their first actual crest in 1969 when they used a vertical “BFC” monogram. The current crest has tons of elements within it and is based on the town’s coat of arms. Let’s start from the top, where there is a stork which represe...
English Premier League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups: Burnley vs Chelsea
Chelsea have won just two Premier League games in 2020-21 out of six matches, drawing three and losing once, and they will be keen to pick up their third league victory tomorrow when they visit Turf Moor to clash with Burnley. The Blues secured a 4-0 win over FC Krasnodar in their second Champions League group game on Wednesday, and will fancy their chances of another victory against Sean Dyche’s men. The Clarets came close to holding Tottenham Hotspur to a draw on Monday, but a 76th-minute header from Son Heung-Min helped the visitors pick up all three points. Burnley are without a victory in five Premier League games, drawing once and losing the other four, and they will be keen to get something against Chelsea. With a takeover on the horizon, Dyche and his players could be in the mood t...
Premier League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups: Burnley vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur will look to put last Sunday’s disappointing 3-3 draw with West Ham United behind them when they visit Burnley today in their sixth English Premier League game of 2020-21. Jose Mourinho’s men have won just twice this term, losing once and drawing another two, and they will be keen to pick up a valuable victory on a tough ground having left with a point the last time they were at Turf Moor in March. They put last weekend’s blow – which saw them throw away their three-goal in 10 minutes – behind them to secure a 3-0 victory in their Europa League group stage opener against LASK, but Burnley are a different side and Spurs might not find it easy at Turf Moor. Sean Dyche’s men have struggled this term, though, and they are without a victory in four Premier League games, losing...
